Saves, states, and backup

Protect in-game saves and understand resume, save states, rewind and Drive backup.

Apollo keeps several kinds of progress. Keep using the game’s own save even when you use save states or rewind: they solve different problems.

In-game saves

This is the save made from inside the game itself. On Android, it lives in the app’s private storage, not beside your original game file.

In a game, open Settings > Save files…. You can also manage a saved game from its library card’s options.

• Export save… writes a copy somewhere you choose.
• Import save… replaces the current in-game save with the file you select.

Read the import confirmation before accepting. The app keeps a backup of the previous save and restarts the game to use the imported one. Save-file compatibility with another app or device depends on the game system and file; check your app’s reference before replacing a save.

Resume where I left off (Pro)

Resume records the frame where you stopped, periodically during play and when the game closes or the app goes into the background. Reopening the game returns to that frame, paused. Change Resume where I left off in Save files….

Resume never changes the in-game save. If the app notices that the in-game save has changed since the resume point was made, such as after importing a backup, it discards that stale resume point and starts from the new save. You can also choose to start from the in-game save from the card’s options.

Save states

Save states capture the running game. Each used slot has a screenshot and time so you can recognize it before loading.

• Free includes quick save and three further slots: four slots in total.
• Pro can save to all eight slots.
• Slot 1 is the quick-save slot.
• With Pro, quick-save undo puts back the previous quick save if you replaced it.

A state does not undo an in-game save the game has already written. States are checkpoints for that app and game; do not rely on them as portable save files between different apps or versions. Multiplayer may disable state loading.

Rewind

Pro can keep the last 30 seconds, 60 seconds, or 2 minutes of play. Enable rewind in Settings > Speed, then hold its button to go back and release to continue. Rewind can play the game audio backwards; turn Rewind sound off for silence. Faster game speeds fit more game time into the same real-world rewind duration.

Rewind does not undo the game’s own save file. It is unavailable during multiplayer sessions that require both players to stay synchronized. Check your app’s multiplayer reference for restrictions.

Google Drive backup

On Android, optional Google Drive backup is included with Pro and starts off. Open Settings > Google Drive backup… and turn Backup on. It uses the app’s private app-data folder in your Drive, not access to browse your other Drive files. Your game files are never uploaded.

The backup page lists saves in Drive and offers Back up all now and restoration of newer saves. Select a game to see its dated copies and restore a chosen one. Add the matching game on the second device before restoring its progress. Check the confirmation and dates before replacing local progress.

Styles are backed up too. Options… controls additional backup of save states and resume points, and whether backup uses mobile data. A game’s page offers the available restore actions. Restoring styles is separate from restoring an in-game save. Remove from Drive… removes the listed cloud copies without changing files on this device.

Transfers go between your device and Google Drive; StackBlender does not receive your saves. For account access, retention and deletion details, read the privacy policy linked from your app’s Help page: Apollo Boy, Apollo Super, Apollo Classic, Apollo Drive.

Before uninstalling

Export important in-game saves and confirm any intended Drive backup has finished before uninstalling. Android removes private files during uninstall; files that were only local cannot be recovered by reinstalling. Keep your original game files, since Drive backup does not contain them.

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